"Pleasant is no stranger to the criminal justice system, having served many years in prison for violent felonies," he said.

Pleasant has arrests in Escambia County dating to 1985.

He was found guilty of robbery and served until July 22, 1987. Four years later, he was sentenced to 25 years in an armed robbery and escaped in 1998. He was then sentenced to nearly six years for the escape and last released in 2016.